Can society profit from investing in early education programs?

Investing in Early Childhood Development: Evidence to Support a Movement for Educational Change

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 177-188

  Duncan, Greg J ^a   Magnuson, Katherine ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84905059880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230610415     Document Type: Chapter

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